I would love a much smaller 2.5 GbE switch w/ POE, to support multiple WiFi-6 access points in RV/boat installations that support traveling gamers and content creators, who have multiple local gaming systems, local NAS, etc. Typical usage scenario would be a MAX Pro router (e.g. BR2 Pro 5G connected to starlink and marina/resort WiFi), with the local LAN containing 2 or more AP One AX. Ideally, I’d be looking for an 8- port PoE switch with all ports at least 2.5 GbE, and preferably with at least 2 multi-gig ports that can do 1/2.5/5/10.
Building on the local control issues with the 24 PoE 2.5G Switch. I too use the Balance 310 router switch controller to configure my 24 PoE 2.5G Switch Ports.
Big problem is, if the switch subsequently looses power, or I reboot the Balance 310 Router, the entire switch configuration is lost.
Question, for now, again for local control, what are mitigation strategies to not loose the 24 PoE 2.5G Switch configuration when it or the Balance 310 switch controller reboot?
@a.alan.blind I see there is a support ticket submitted via a partner today. Let’s follow up on the case with our team on the ticket to resolve the reported issue.
I need community help. PepWave opened a ticket to investigate my issue as described above. We agreed the issue of loosing the port confirmations for the new line of PepWave Switches, when configured locally with a Balance Router Switch Configuration, occurs only when the Balance Router is rebooted.
PepWave supported wanted me to be their lab for testing and I declined as it is a working business and I cannot take the downtime…and PepWave said they need the data to confirm my issue.
Here is where I need help, can other participants in this community add their own experiences with the local router switch configuration, and how the new style switches respond when the router is rebooted.
Hoping this will help the PepWave engineers to look into this issue, without my business becoming a test bed laboratory.
I was away from my home base and lost power. I use PepVPN to maintain a link to my home LAN…and Switch Controller to configure the switches. I cannot afford to maintain the yearly subscription fees for all my switches…so InControl is not an option.
The power outage outlived my UPS and the Balance 310 Router/Switch Controller re-booted when power was restored…but, again, all of the switch configurations returned to factory default. So, no access to my home via the PepVPN until I could travel 600 miles and rebuild the configurations.
A diagnostic report of the failure was sent to PepWave for their engineering efforts.
In the meantime, I have now removed all my pep link switches from the Balance 310 Switch Controller and configured them all locally via the management port…except the new style switches…that do not allow port configuration via the management port. Those have been removed and are sitting on the shelf awaiting PepLink to provide local management port configuration…or to EBay if PepLink remains with their current policy of not allow local management port configuration.